So, it’s finally here. MDS 3.0, the updated resident assessment tool, has officially taken effect. So how exactly will this highly anticipated system change the way you, nursing home providers, ...

During the recent skilled nursing facility (SNF) Open Door Forum, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) eased some providers' concerns about preparing for the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 ...

Perhaps the largest operational change in nursing homes since the beginning of the prospective payment system is taking place today. Implementation of MDS 3.0, a resident assessment tool, starts.

Chapter three of the MDS 3.0 manual includes new definitions for urinary incontinence and continence, as follows: Urinary Incontinence: The involuntary loss of urine. Continence: Any void into a ...